Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Clever, funny, wildly innovative.
-- Stephen Holden, New York Times
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Part of our Throwback Thursday series in partnership with Eat|See|Hear.
For details, visit: Laemmle.com/TBT.
Hedwig was born a boy named Hansel in Communist East Berlin who dreamed of finding his other half and becoming a big American rock star. When a handsome American GI promises love and liberation, it seems like a dream come true. But there's a catch-in order to marry and emigrate Hansel must "leave a little something behind." Hedwig survives a botched sex change operation that leaves her with an "angry inch" only to be stranded in a Kansas trailer park the very day the Berlin Wall comes down. Undeterred, Hedwig dons immaculate makeup and a Farrah Fawcett wig and forms a rock band: The Angry Inch. While supporting herself with babysitting gigs, she falls for a 16-year-old Jesus freak she renames Tommy Gnosis. Tommy steals her songs and becomes the rock star Hedwig always dreamed she'd be. Refusing to be defeated, she fiercely performs in crumbling theme restaurants seeking recognition, retribution, and reconciliation with her other half. Part of our #TBT series in partnership with Eat|See|Hear.
Genre
Comedy,
Drama,
Musical,
Repertory,
Throwback Thursdays
Runtime
95
Language
English
Director
John Cameron Mitchell
Cast
Miriam Shor,
Stephen Trask,
Michael Pitt
Awards:
Winner, Audience Award ~ Dramatic, Sundance Film Festival
Nominee, Grand Jury Prize ~ Dramatic, Sundance Film Festival
Winner, Audience Award ~ Directing, Sundance Film Festival
MOREPlayed at
NoHo 7 10.20.16 - 10.20.16
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